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There s Really Only One Thing Left I n terms of accomplishments, there s really not much left for the Reynolds Raiders. By winning a third straight PIAA team championship, the Raiders have tied a school record with five straight PIAA titles. The team also won five straight PIAA crowns (3 team points, 2 duals) from 2005-07. A sixth straight title is now a possibility and certainly will be the goal as the squad prepares for the final two weeks of the season only the Northwest Regional and PIAA individual tournaments remain. Perhaps it s greedy to say we want to win a sixth straight state championship. But, honestly, it s probably not much worse than celebrating the five the team has already won. UPDATING THE NUMBERS A quick look at the all-time numbers shows that Reynolds now stands at 857-95-2 in dual matches. The Raiders finished the season 17-0, with seven of those wins coming in the postseason. In it s 59-year history, Reynolds Wrestling has finished the regular season unbeaten 22 times. The team lost the opportunity for five more wins when the Ultimate Duals were cancelled and a potential sixth win when Sharon opted out of the D-10 Team Championships. Coach Casey Taylor, in his 8th season, padded his already impressive stat sheet to read 175-18. GO BEAU GO Senior Beau Bayless has added his name to the RHS list of 4-time Section and District 10 champions. The goal in the coming weeks is to join the lists of 4-time Regional champions and 4-time PIAA medalists. Stay tuned! EYNOLDS RESTLING AG First Family The Lineman family pictured together at the Greenville match back in January. Family members include Neal (bo om le, and proceeding clockwise) Mary, David, Vickie and Robyn. Published monthly during the Pennsylvania high school wrestling (Photo by Connie Sorg) season and periodically in the off-season Email us at: reynoldswrestlingmag@yahoo.com Editor Don Shaffer Alumni Editor Steve Popovitch Lead Photographer Annese Bayless Contributors Art Williams Bob Gentile Mark Higbee 1
Raiders Top Southern Columbia, 31-23, to Win 3rd Straight AA Team Title By DON SHAFFER RWM Editor HERSHEY The record-setting Reynolds Raiders have done it again. For the third straight season and for the sixth time in school history, the Raiders are the PIAA Class AA Team Champions. Counting the nine team points titles at the individual championships, it is the 15th state title in wrestling. This one did not come easy, not in the state finals at least, as the Raiders built a 28-16 lead before holding off a furious Southern Columbia rally. The match was not settled until senior Hunter Thompson (160) had his hand raised at the end of a suddenvictory triumph. Reynolds started the tournament with a 47-18 victory over District 11 runner-up Notre Dame GP. The team then defeated District 6 champion Westmont Hilltop, 54-9, before knocking off District 11 champion Saucon Valley, 46-20, in the semifinals. Sophomore Cole Toy (170) and Junior Bryce McCloskey (182) started off the championship match with backto-back victories and gave Reynolds an early 7-0 lead, the bonus point thanks to Toy s major decision. Southern Columbia roared back to take a 10-7 lead thanks to a fall at 195 pounds and a win by major decision at 220. Derek Skeehan helped Reynolds even things up with a key victory at heavyweight. Gary Steen put the Raiders ahead to stay with a fall at 106. Cole Bayless nearly pulled off a huge (Con nued on page 4) 2
Seven Straight District 10 Titles By DON SHAFFER RWM Editor SHARON For the 17th time in the 21-year history of the tournament, and for the seventh straight season, the Reynolds Raiders have battled their way to a District 10 Class AA Team Championship. Reynolds has won 21 straight matches at the D-10 duals and owns a 46-4 all-time record. Reynolds jumped out to an 18-0 advantage in the championship match with Conneaut thanks to falls from Andrew Ischo (126), Kaeden Berger (132) and Rocco Bartolo (138). from there. Reynolds won the final eight bouts and all included bonus points six falls, a forfeit and a major decision. By finishing second, Conneaut qualified for the state tournament for the first time in school history. Reynolds rolled through the 2019 tournament with three straight victories, topping Fort LeBoeuf, 57-9, in the quarterfinals, blanking Greenville, 84-0, in the semifinals and topping Conneaut, 64-18, in the finals. But Conneaut quickly tied the score with a trio of falls from 145 through 160. Cole Toy (170) worked his way to a win by fall and got the Raiders back on track and the match snowballed Reynolds seniors pose with the District 10 championship trophy DISTRICT 10 AA TEAM CHAMPIONS 1999 Fort LeBoeuf 2000 Fort LeBoeuf 2001 Reynolds 2002 Reynolds 2003 Reynolds 2004 Fort LeBoeuf 2005 Reynolds 2006 Reynolds 2007 Reynolds 2008 Reynolds 2009 Reynolds 2010 Reynolds 2011 Reynolds 2012 Fort LeBoeuf 2013 Reynolds 2014 Reynolds 2015 Reynolds 2016 Reynolds 2017 Reynolds 2018 Reynolds 2019 Reynolds 3
(Con nued from page 2) upset at 113 pounds but gave up some late points and Southern Columbia kept it close at 16-13. Beau Bayless gave the Raiders a little breathing room (21-13) with a tech fall at 120 and Andrew Ischo upped the advantage to 11 points (24-13) with a victory at 126. Kaeden Berger lost in sudden victory at 132 pounds as the Tigers kept their hopes alive and crept closer at 24-16. Senior Rocco Bartolo (138) put Reynolds back in the driver s seat with a win by major decision to make the team score 28-16. Sophomore Alex Ischo (145) gave up a major decision, but wrestled well against a state-ranked opponent and Jordan DeCarmen (152) stepped on the mat for the first time in a month and held up his end of the bargain in dropping a 7-4 decision. That put the team score at Reynolds 28, Southern Columbia 23 with one match remaining. Needing a tech fall to tie the match, Southern Columbia s Cade Linn came out smoking against Hunter Thompson and picked up three takedown s in the first minute. But as the match wore on, the momentum flipped in Thompson s favor as he battled all the way back from an 8-3 deficit to win the match, 10-8, in sudden victory. 2018-19 Win Leaders (through District 10 Tournament) Gary Steen 34 Beau Bayless 33 Wya Owen 30 Rocco Bartolo 29 Andrew Ischo 28 Kaeden Berger 27 Derek Skeehan 26 Cole Toy 26 Hunter Thompson 25 Bryce McCloskey 23 2018-19 Pin Leaders (Through District 10 Tournament) Beau Bayless 19 Gary Steen 19 Andrew Ischo 15 Wya Owen 14 Kaeden Berger 13 Rocco Bartolo 12 Derek Skeehan 11 Bryce McCloskey 10 Career Win Leaders (through District 10 Tournament) Senior Hunter Thompson with a gutsy win in the state finals All-Time Dual Match Record Beau Bayless 153 Andrew Ischo 119 Gary Steen 79 Derek Skeehan 76 Rocco Bartolo 69 Hunter Thompson 69 Wya Owen 63 Coley Toy 52 Kaeden Berger 45 4
Steve Popovitch s ALUMNI NEWS Matthews Wins Edinboro Open The University of Pi sburgh s Cole Ma hews ( 18) capped his redshirt season off with superb performance. He went 5-0, including three gri y over me victories, to claim the 141 pound crown -- or sword, as that was the prize -- at the Edinboro Open. In the finals, Cole scored a sudden victory take down in a rematch of last year s Pi sburgh Wrestling Classic against Quinn Kinner (Ohio State). Cole was 19-4 at open tournaments this year. His Pi teammate, Cole Rickert ( 17), who is also redshir ng, also took part in the Edinboro Open, going 2-2 at 285. Rickert finished the year 11-7 on the open trail. Clarion University s Michael Bartolo ( 15) was a 5-4 winner over Nico O Dor as the Golden Eagles dominated Cleveland State, 25-9, in a recent dual match. He also downed Ma Vowler 9-4 as Clarion knocked off Edinboro for the first me in almost 10 years. Mike ended the regular season with a tough test, as he dropped a major decision to Michigan s No. 5 ranked (Flo) Alec Pantelo. Bartolo s Clarion teammate -- freshman Hunter Michaels ( 18)-- advanced to the quarterfinals of the Edinboro Open before being eliminated following two straight losses by decision. Although the two did not meet, West Virginia University s Seth Hogue ( 16), who is redshir ng this year, was in the same 157 pound bracket as Michaels. He also had a similar fate, advancing to the quarterfinals before dropping a pair. University of Chicago sophomore Chaise Hauck ( 17), won by a first period fall as the Maroon defeated Augustana, 39-18. He then went 1-1 as UChicago won the UAA Championships, defea ng NYU and Case Western. Chaise s loss was by decision to 10 th ranked (Intermat) Even Drill. Hauck then capped his sophomore year with a 7 th place finish at the Upper Midwest Regional. The top 3 earned a trip to na onals. Chaise got a tough draw out of the gate, dropping a decision to No. 8 ranked (Intermat) Hazen Rice, of Wisconsin-Whitewater, who was eventual Region champion. Chaise ra led off consecu ve victories before losing a 1- point match to end his hopes of qualifying for na onals. He was a major decision winner in the 7 th place bout. Chaise ended the season with an 11-9 record. Joel Leise ( 17), a redshirt freshman at Gannon University, was perfect in February dual matches. He scored a key major decision in Gannon s win over No. 25, Millersville, and a day later recorded a first period pin in a romp over Shippensburg. To cap off the regular season, Joel won by decision in a key victory that propelled the Golden Knights to a thrilling 19-18 win over cross-town rival Mercyhurst. A er compe ng at 174 pounds for most of the season, Joel moved up to 184 for the Super Regional I tournament, where the top 3 place winners advanced to the Division II na onal championships. Joel opened the tournament with a first period fall and then won by decision to advance to the semifinals. He then dropped a 10-4 decision to the na on s top ranked wrestler -- Jeff Reimel of Kutztown. Joel lost a tough 6-4 match in the consola on semifinals before domina ng to a 13-2 victory in the 5 th place match. He finished his season with a 12-7 record. Baldwin and Wallace freshman heavyweight Jarod Miller ( 18) notched a third-period fall in a 1-2 performance at the John Summa Invita onal. To finish his season, Jarod put together his best performance. A bye and a first-period fall led Jarod to the semifinals of the JCU Open. There, he lost a tough 10-8 decision, before winning twice more to finish in third place. Jarod finished with a 14-13 record this season. 5
25 Straight Section Team Points Titles By DON SHAFFER RWM Editor SHARON Another Section Tournament, another team title for the Reynolds Raiders who put nine wrestlers in the championship finals and outscored the second place team by nearly 100 points. Just one week after winning a PIAA AA Team Championship, the Raiders got back to work. It was the 25th straight Section title for the Raiders and the 49th in the 59-year history of the wrestling program. Of the 14 Raiders entered, 13 earned the right to advance to the District 10 Championships. Third-place finishes went to Cole Bayless (113), Alex Ischo (145), Cole Toy (170) and Bryce McCloskey (182). Junior Jarred Wilkerson (152) was the lone Raider who was not able to advance out of the tournament. Reynolds has won every Section team title dating back to 1995 Coach Casey Taylor s senior year. The Raiders have won 30 of the last 31 Section crowns and have won 49 in the 59 year history of the program. Since the inception of the program, Reynolds has won a total of 312 individual Section titles. State-Ranked Raiders! Beau Bayless (120) became just the 15th wrestler in school history to win 4 Section titles. He also won the 150th match of his high school career. Sophomores Gary Steen (106) and Kaeden Berger (132) won their second straight titles to stay eligible for the four-times club. Senior Derek Skeehan was the fourth titlist, working his way through a dangerous 285-pound bracket. Finishing second were Andrew Ischo (126), Rocco Bartolo (138), Hunter Thompson (160), Braydon Herbster (195) and Wyatt Owen (220). 106-1.Gary Steen 113-21.Cole Bayless 120-2.Beau Bayless 126-11.Andrew Ischo 132-15.Kaeden Berger 138-3.Rocco Bartolo 160-14.Hunter Thompson 170-12.Cole Toy 182-24.Bryce McCloskey 220-13.Wyatt Owen 285-8.Derek Skeehan 6
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JUNIOR HIGH STATE QUALIFIERS A trio of Reynolds 8th graders were entered in the Feb. 24 Area VI Junior High Championships and all three qualified for the state tournament. Le to right, Braydon McCloskey finished third, and Jalen Wagner and San no Gen le were second. FOLLOWING THE UPDATES Members of the Reynolds Junior High and Elementary teams following the results from Team States in Hershey. FOUR TIMER Senior Beau Bayless won his fourth straight District 10 Championship. Fab 50 Na onal Team Rankings No. 46 Reynolds 8
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February Boxscores PIAA Class AA Team Championships Feb. 7-9, 2019 Finals Reynolds 31, Southern Columbia 23 170-Cole Toy (R) major dec. Brandon Gedman, 9-1. 182-Bryce McCloskey (R) dec. Tyler Waltman, 3-2 195-Preston Zachman (SC) pinned Braydon Herbster, 1:24 220-Gaige Garcia (SC) major dec. Wya Owen, 11-1. 285-Derek Skeehan (R) dec. Lear Quinton, 3-2. 106-Gary Steen (R) pinned Brady Feese, 1:25 113-Kole Biscoe (SC) dec. Cole Bayless, 5-2. 120-Beau Bayless (R) tech fall Garre Krebs, 16-1, 4:57. 126-Andrew Ischo (R) dec. Ian Yoder, 4-2. 132-Patrick Edmonson (SC) dec. Kaeden Berger, 3-1 (SV). 138-Rocco Bartolo (R) major dec. Michael Miner, 15-3. 145-Gavin Garcia (SC) major dec. Alex Ischo, 10-2 152-Shane Miller (SC) dec. Jordan DeCarmen, 7-4. 160-Hunter Thompson (R) dec. Cade Linn, 10-8 (SV). Semifinals Reynolds 46, Saucon Valley 20 106-Gary Steen (R) pinned Connor Nicholas, 2:26. 113-Cole Bayless (R) pinned Cael Markle, 1:10. 120-Beau Bayless (R) pinned Kevin Dyer, 0:13. 126-Andrew Ischo (R) pinned Ryan Gilbert, 0:40. 132-Joshua Jones (SV) tech fall Liam Foore, 2:12. 138-Thomas Spirk (SV) dec. Kaeden Berger, 4-3. 145-Nicholas Rosengrant (SV) dec. Alex Ischo, 4-1. 152-Rocco Bartolo (R) dec. Dante Mahaffey, 4-1. 160-Hunter Thompson (R) major dec. Ty Csencits, 10-0. 170-Cole Toy (R) inj. def. Jarre Hirschbeck, 3:19. 182-Bryce McCloskey (R) pinned Kyle Coronado, 0:54. 195-Dane Csencits (SV) pinned Braydon Herbster, 3:24. 220-Evan Miller (R) dec. Jared Harka, 6-4. 285-Nickolas Warnke (SV) dec. Rocco John Daniello, 2-1,TB-2. Quarterfinals Reynolds 54, Westmont Hilltop 9 220-Wya Owen (R) pinned Noah Gresh, 0:39. 285-Derek Skeehan (R) dec. Max Yonko, 6-3. 106-Gary Steen (R) pinned Connor Laman a, 1:07. 113-Cole Bayless (R) major dec. Tanner Kushner, 11-0. 120-Beau Bayless (R) pinned Zane Blackburn, 1:49 126-Andrew Ischo (R) dec. Conner Polacek, 3-1. 132-Kaeden Berger (R) pinned Roy Dunn, 5:15. 138-Noah Korenoski (WH) dec. Alex Ischo, 7-3. 145-Rocco Bartolo (R) dec. Ethan Kelly, 3-0. 152-Hudson Holbay (WH) pinned Jarred Wilkerson, 1:29. 160-Hunter Thompson (R) dec. Camden Moors, 6-3. 170-Cole Toy (R) dec. Mason Muto, 3-0. 182-Bryce McCloskey (R) tech fall Hunter Holbay, 18-3, 5:53. 195-Braydon Herbster (R) pinned Tanner Dluhos, 1:45. Preliminary Reynolds 47, Notre Dame 18 126-Andrew Ischo (R) dec. Brandon Chletsos, 6-4 (SV). 132-Kaeden Berger (R) dec. Joshua Bauman, 5-0. 138-Rocco Bartolo (R) dec. Nick Vonelli, 8-1. 145-Alex Ischo (R) major dec. Jacob Wehr, 13-4. 152-Andrew Cerniglia (ND) pinned Jarred Wilkerson, 1:48. 160-Derek Berlitz (ND) pinned Hunter Thompson, 3:44. 170-Isaiah DeJesus (ND) dec. Cole Toy, 8-4. 182-Bryce McCloskey (R) major dec. Tucker Klump, 15-4. 195-Braydon Herbster (R) won by forfeit. 220-Wya Owen (R) pinned Eshan Swartz, 0:58. Jordan DeCarmen gets ready for the state finals 285-Derek Skeehan (R) pinned Anthony Schiraldi, 2:28. 106-Gary Steen (R) pinned Adam Schweitzer, 2:49 113-Cole Bayless (R) pinned Tony Morello, 1:23 120-Ryan Crookham (ND) dec. Beau Bayless, 6-1. _ District 10 Team Championships Feb. 2, 2019 Finals Reynolds 64, Conneaut 18 126-Andrew Ischo (R) pinned Patrick Powell, 2:43. 132-Kaeden Berger (R) pinned John O'Neill, 5:00. 138-Rocco Bartolo (R) pinned Jesse Davenport, 1:31. 145-Wes Davenport (C) pinned Alex Ischo, 1:37. 152-Branden Laird (C) pinned Jarred Wilkerson, 5:29. 160-Peyton Hearn (C) pinned Hunter Thompson, 3:40. 170-Cole Toy (R) pinned Dominic Ellis, 4:58. 182-Bryce McCloskey (R) pinned Coulten Coulter, 3:32 195-Braydon Herbster (R) won by forfeit. 220-Wya Owen (R) pinned Aus n Kelly, 3:27. 285-Derek Skeehan (R) pinned Evan Gerber, 3:58. 106-Gary Steen (R) pinned Zach Wheeler, 0:10. 113-Cole Bayless (R) major dec. Brady Gould,12-1. 120-Beau Bayless (R) pinned Henry Pia, 1:23. Semifinals Reynolds 84, Greenville 0 120-Beau Bayless (R) won by forfeit. 126-Andrew Ischo (R) pinned Caleb Springer, 1:15. 132-Kaeden Berger (R) pinned Mason Ba les, 0:43. 138-Rocco Bartolo (R) pinned Ryan Fell, 0:54. 145-Alex Ischo (R) pinned Mason Moore, 0:33. 152-Jarred Wilkerson (R) pinned Mike Heverly, 0:52. 160-Hunter Thompson (R) won by forfeit. 170-Cole Toy (R) won by forfeit. 182-Bryce McCloskey (R) won by forfeit. 195-Braydon Herbster (R) won by forfeit. 220-Wya Owen (R) won by forfeit. 285-Derek Skeehan (R) pinned Dakota Vanderhoff, 0:52. 106-Gary Steen (R) won by forfeit. 113-Cole Bayless (R) pinned Ty Csonka, 0:21. Quarterfinals Reynolds 57, Fort LeBoeuf 9 113-Cole Bayless (R) pinned Ma hew Orton, 0:22. 120-Beau Bayless (R) won by forfeit. 126-Andrew Ischo (R) pinned Johnathan Ploss, 3:20. 132-Kaeden Berger (R) major dec. Jacob Cornelius, 9-1. 138-Alex Ischo (R) dec. Joel Huck, 5-1. 145-Rocco Bartolo (R) major dec. Jack Rimpa, 9-0. 152-Josh McCall (F) dec. Jarred Wilkerson, 9-5. 160-Hunter Thompson (R) pinned Hayden Ford, 1:36. 170-Brent Burbules (F) dec. Cole Toy, 5-1. 182-Julian Gorring (F) dec. Bryce McCloskey, 8-1. 195-Braydon Herbster (R) major dec. Tim Church, 10-0. 220-Wya Owen (R) won by forfeit. 285-Derek Skeehan (R) pinned Lance McLaughlin, 0:24. 106-Gary Steen (R) pinned Adam Johnson, 0:41. 10
The Page Aus n, Cole, Seth and Cole at the Edinboro Open Jordan DeCarmen gave the Raiders a big li Mat Maids pose before the start of the state finals Andrew Ischo was clutch vs. Southern Columbia New Ques on: What is the Reynolds record for the most consecu ve seasons with at least one state finalist? Previous Ques on: What is the school record for most state qualifiers in one season? Answer: In 2017, Reynolds qualified 10 wrestlers for the PIAA Championships.